Best Albums of 1978

Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 greatest album charts.

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1978 year summaryThe best artists of 1978 were Bruce Springsteen, Blondie, The Cars, Elvis Costello, Van Halen, Kraftwerk, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Steve Reich.
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Year of Release:
1978
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465
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Year of Release:
1978
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447
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1978
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440
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Year of Release:
1978
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433
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Year of Release:
1978
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419
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Year of Release:
1978
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416
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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400
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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394
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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390
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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386
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100

Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 16 2%
Vangelis 4 0%
Woody Shaw 3 0%
Bob Dylan 3 0%
999 3 0%
Gregory Isaacs 3 0%
Culture 3 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 366 37%
United Kingdom 217 22%
Jamaica 47 5%
Mixed Nationality 42 4%
Germany 38 4%
Brazil 32 3%
France 27 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 951 95%
Yes 49 5%
Live? Albums %
No 950 95%
Yes 50 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
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